Twitter tweets for 2008-09-30

September 30th, 2008
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  • OK, so we’ve got WaMu and Wachovia that have failed. My bet is on my own bank next: National City. #
  • Oh, and bankrate.com has 1 star for Corus Bank. 5-star banks in Chicago? Banco Popular and North Community Bank. #
  • R/T @jakemarsh: Wishing I had some extra money so I could pick up a few things over at Wall Street’s going out of business sale. #
  • @Suntimes Midway 99-year lease for $2.9B/year? Or… total? If total, we’re getting ripped off. in reply to Suntimes #
  • R/T@jakemarsh@markrebec OH MY GOD THIS WOMAN IS SO STUPID! I don’t want my grandparents running the country!MAKE HER STOP! http://is.gd/3jx6 #
  • Now MY thoughts on http://is.gd/3jx6 : Gotcha journalism? I forgot, all the media are liberals even thought they’re all OWNED BY MAJOR … #
  • @Matthom TBS Sports: Very funny. in reply to Matthom #
  • Screw calling it a Crosstown Series… call it the Red Line Series. Or how about the ‘L’ series? C’mon if NY can call it the subway series.. #
  • Caribou Barbie’s townsfolk are turning on her. Gotta love it! http://is.gd/3mm2 #

Twitter tweets for 2008-09-29

September 29th, 2008
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  • @ColonelTribune Trib redesign thought: Nice graphics. Where’d the serious journalism go? Looks like an expanded Red Eye. in reply to ColonelTribune #
  • WaMi’s gone. Wachovia’s gone. NationalCity on shaky ground. Who’s next? #

Twitter tweets for 2008-09-27

September 27th, 2008
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  • @BrentDPayne Faith is joining Daley? Oh. Not THAT bad invincible mayor dude. :) in reply to BrentDPayne #
  • R.I.P. Paul Newman. #
  • Listening to XFM Manchester (http://is.gd/3daq), drinking coffee, reading online Trib and Sun-Times. #

Twitter tweets for 2008-09-26

September 26th, 2008
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  • @BrentDPayne Personally, I’d love to pick up the morning Trib and read the fp headline WaMu: EPIC FAIL in reply to BrentDPayne #
  • @MaggieConv Really?? Oh. Wow. in reply to MaggieConv #
  • @SleepyGeek Ack!! For everyone or just you? How hard can it be for a company to remember to pay its workers?? in reply to SleepyGeek #
  • Awake. Barely. Drinking coffee. #
  • @hksully OK, I give up. Where *is* the Search function now? I usually don’t even go to the site, I just use twhirl. in reply to hksully #
  • @Matthom WBEZ just said that inbound trains are now moving, but slowly. Dunno about outbound. in reply to Matthom #
  • I’m off to DuPage Co. Wish me luck on the Milwaukee District West Line. Hopefully it won’t hit anyone. #
  • Wierd. I’m using twhirl, but it says I updated via the web. Hmm. #
  • @Suntimes Re; New Britney: Do we like? Actually… do we even care anymore? in reply to Suntimes #
  • @Suntimes Why is the Sun-Times even concerned about Britney and all the rest of the pop princesses? Leave that to the @redeye. Give us news! in reply to Suntimes #
  • Dear John McCain: DIAF. kthx. #
  • R/T @mjheider McCain not wearing flag pin! He hates America! #
  • Why is John McCain so hung up on offshore drilling when even the oil companies don’t *want* to do it? #
  • Oh god forbid we have ’socialized’ medicine. Gee, John, it works (and works well) for most of the rest of the world! #
  • John McCain always looks like he’s doing ‘the robot’ #
  • “Orgy of spending!” YES!! #
  • Score for Obama! “We shouldn’t even have been in this war to begin with!” #
  • Obama: We’re spending $10B a month in Iraq when they have a $79B surplus. #
  • This is good. Obama is *so* winning. Oh yeah, btw John, you didn’t win the debate before it started, so why the box ads on WSJ today? #
  • Oh, that’s brave, McCain, invoking the name of Gramm. Your old Keating 5 buddy. #
  • McCain has a creepy grin, sounds like he’s whining, and is constantly doing ‘the robot.’ #
  • Dear John McCain: You cannot win an occupation. kthxbye. #
  • #debate08 YES! WIPE THE FLOOR WITH McSAME!! #
  • #debate08 John McCain learned Dubya’s smirk! Unbelievable. What the hell did they do to him between 2000 and today? #
  • #debate08 Listening to McCain is like getting a complete rundown of the GOP talking points memo. Word for word. #
  • #debate08 Oh I so can’t wait for Biden vs Caribou Barbie!! #
  • @feastoffools Ain’t it great? in reply to feastoffools #
  • R/T @Monodolon Why does McCain’s rebuttal always start with “I don’t think Obama understands” Really? You don’t think HE understands? Really #
  • btw, watching the debate on CNN online, watching the twitter scroll on http://election.twitter.com/ and commenting when I can. #
  • Lehrer poses question about Iran, and McCain stalls. #debate08 #current #
  • #debate08 #current Sticker seen on side of newspaper box today: “McCain For Grandpa ‘08″ #
  • @Stealx He did. *nod* And he dated Cleopatra, too. in reply to Stealx #
  • McCain babbling about the Holocaust. WTF year is this again? #debate08 #
  • ‘League of Democracies’ Hmmm, what about… a Union of Nations! YEAH! Let’s call it the United Nations!! #
  • McCain, if you can’t pronounce a world leader’s name, you’re not qualified to lead. #
  • #debate08 “port port parastroika” Nice one, gramps. #
  • #debate08 McCain, if you can’t pronounce a world leader’s name, you’re not qualified to lead. #
  • #debate08 #current McCain lies again. He’d definitely return us to the cold war. The GOP loves a good cold war.They thrive on fearmongering! #
  • #current Ut oh. election.twitter.com is stalling. Please, no twitter crash tonight! #
  • @deirdresm You think that’s good? I saw a new one on twitter tonight: Bible Spice. in reply to deirdresm #
  • #debate08 #current Hey McCain, anything else you want to take credit for that you didn’t actually have anything to do with? #
  • #current General Betray-us says this, General Betray-us says that… Hey McCain, he’s not in charge anymore!! #
  • There goes McCain again, taking credit for something he had nothing to do with.
    #debate08 #current #
  • McCain: “I don’t need on-the-job training.” You sure about that? #current #
  • #current #debate08 IMO, Obama wins. #
  • Oh yes, the Biden/Palin debate will be awesome. Can’t wait!!! #
  • Fox News says McCain. Duh. #
  • For all you McCain supporters: Why do you hate America? #
  • Is it just me or did McCain’s whistling sound like Herbert the Pervert? #

Twitter tweets for 2008-09-25

September 25th, 2008
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  • @bittbox That’s pretty damn cool! Wish I had time, I’d be in. Been watching periodically tho. in reply to bittbox #
  • R/T @JamesJanega: This is my problem with Macy’s. Marshall Fields would never disrespect Chicago with untreated windows in daylight. h … #
  • oops… link for the R/T: http://twitpic.com/d3dm #
  • @TreoBenny It’s the same syndrome of ppl selling used iPods on craigslist at damn near retail. in reply to TreoBenny #
  • @Suntimes Well, it would make sense, but I think it would be ‘too late’ and seen as reaction to McCain picking Caribou Barbie. in reply to Suntimes #
  • @susan_emama I saw it. It was leaked to YouTube around 7 (right after taping in NY). :) :) in reply to susan_emama #
  • @TreoBenny I got lucky on both the laptop and iPod front on craigslist, but it took a few weeks of scouring ads. in reply to TreoBenny #
  • @TreoBenny I can do better than that: I got my apartment, two jobs, my laptop, my iPod, and several clients from CL. :) in reply to TreoBenny #
  • @Coudal Did you sing "Thanks for the memories" ? in reply to Coudal #
  • Sometimes it *is* nice to just work at home. Busy day, but not feeling hurried. I <3 today. #
  • (Even if I am working from the laptop due to the desktop getting a virus and only partially reinstalled) #
  • Sitting on the front stoop enjoying the slight breeze. #

Twitter tweets for 2008-09-24

September 24th, 2008
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  • @susan_emama Uh oh. in reply to susan_emama #
  • @dan360man Move again? in reply to dan360man #
  • @kaijuu Unleash the roomba army!! in reply to kaijuu #
  • @kaijuu haha awesome! You should paint red ‘evil’ eyes on the Roomba soldiers. in reply to kaijuu #
  • @ColonelTribune Have you been to Wal-Mart recently? Looks like an episode of Springer waiting to happen. No wonder they back Palin. in reply to ColonelTribune #
  • Working on the economy, my a$$. McCain knows he has no substance, and doesn’t want to be embarrased on national TV. #
  • McCain is the same guy who said he didn’t support regulation of financial sector, and then an hour later on another show said he was for it. #
  • @susan_emama Hmmm, maybe it does! Yay! in reply to susan_emama #
  • I’m at the Noble Tree Coffee & Tea (2444 N. Clark St.) #
  • Kinda crowded in here tonight. I’m digging it tho. #
  • Oooh, I missed Bush looking genuinely scared on TV? Guess I’ll have to catch the replay on the Anderson Cooper late repeat. #
  • @Coudal Caribou Barbie?? HAH! Love it! in reply to Coudal #
  • mmmmmpie. OK. Seriously. If you’ve not been to The Noble Tree on Clark, you’ve gotta try this place. Good coffee and PIE!!! #
  • @MaggieConv Victoria’s Secret? She’s a man! in reply to MaggieConv #
  • @TreoBenny Because I don’t have one myself? Yeah. That’s why. in reply to TreoBenny #
  • "Route 22, Clark. To, Polk." #
  • *ding* "Lake. Transfer to blue, green, orange, pink, and brown lines." #
  • "…this is an orange line train to Midway." #
  • "This is Pulaski." #
  • Home. #

Twitter tweets for 2008-09-23

September 23rd, 2008
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  • A straight font walks into a gay bar. The bartender says, “Hey, we don’t serve your type here,” and calls the Serif. #

Twitter tweets for 2008-09-21

September 21st, 2008
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